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Name the Library Tarantula

Meet the newest library mascot—a tarantula! She is a female black and white Brazilian tarantula (species: Nhandu coloratovillosus) and will be living in a terrarium downstairs by the Teen section. To learn more about tarantulas, check out the Teen page of our newsletter.

All November, we asked patrons to submit their favorite names for our spider. Now the names have been weeded down to a select few and it’s time to vote!

Behold, the top five choices:

AriadneMiss MuffetLibby the LibrantulaHermioneAnanzi

Vote by leaving us a comment with your favorite name. You can vote by leaving a comment on this blog post, on our Instagram or Facebook spider posts, or reply to us on Twitter – one vote per platform. Voting closes December 3rd.

And now, enjoy our favorite honorable mentions. Feel free to use them as baby names, pet names for your significant other, and names for the friendly spiders around your house!